Bell Semiconductor, LLC v. NXP USA, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BELL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC, Case No. 22-cv-0594-BAS-KSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION TO STAY (ECF No. 32)

AND REQUIRING INTERIM

NXP USA, INC.,

STATUS REPORTS

Defendant.

Before the Court is a joint motion to stay this patent action in light of parallel proceedings at the International Trade Commission. (ECF No. 32.) In both this case and before the ITC, Plaintiff Bell Semiconductor is asserting a single patent against Defendant NXP USA. (Compl.; Mot. Ex. 1, ECF No. 32-1.) On June 7, 2022, the ITC instituted a parallel proceeding in Certain Electronic Devices And Semiconductor Devices With Timing-Aware Dummy Fill And Components Thereof, Investigation No. 337-TA-1319. (Mot. Ex. 2, ECF No. 32-2.) Under 28 U.S.C. § 1659, “at the request of a party to the civil action that is also a respondent in the proceeding before the Commission, the district court shall stay, until the 26 …